Catalan police probe possible homicide after newborn dies in Alt Urgell; suspect is Andorra resident

Catalonia’s regional police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are investigating the death of a newborn delivered in March in the Alt Urgell comarca of Lleida province as a possible homicide. The inquiry centres on a young woman who lives in neighbouring Andorra and who, according to police, concealed her pregnancy and gave birth outside a hospital setting.

The probe was launched at the request of one of the two examining courts based in La Seu d’Urgell, the town that handles judicial matters for the area. Police moved in after medical staff alerted the on‑call court when the woman arrived at a Catalan health centre with a severe postpartum haemorrhage, prompting urgent treatment and judicial notification.

The Regional Police’s Alt Pirineu i Aran Criminal Investigation Unit is handling the case. Investigators are trying to establish whether the baby was born already deceased or died after delivery, and if the death occurred in avoidable circumstances. Forensic pathology and other medical tests are expected to be central to those determinations.

Officers have taken statements from people close to the woman, including the man identified as the baby’s possible father, but authorities say no conclusive testimony has yet pointed to a clear suspect. The woman has not been arrested, though she remains the primary subject of the inquiry.

Police are also assessing whether the death falls under the category of domestic violence. Officials have said that, if classified that way, it would be the second such case recorded this year in the Lleida judicial district and the first in the Alt Pirineu area. Authorities cited an earlier case from May 9 in Els Alamús — in which a 69‑year‑old man allegedly died from an insulin overdose and his 45‑year‑old son was initially detained; that suspect was later released in September but remains formally charged.

Investigators stress the complexity of the file: interpreting the forensic evidence and medical documentation will be key to deciding next steps and any criminal charges. Police and judicial sources have not released further procedural details, and no prosecution has been opened publicly at this stage.